How you can sew on badges by hand or by machine

by admin on 2017/09/06

When you’d like to decorate an outfit, accessory, luggage piece or even hats you can easily sew on badges to have the fresh look easily. Badges or patches when placed strategically can immediately alter the look of a garment or accessory and take it from boring to spunky within just a few minutes. If you’ve got children and they keep earning badges of merit you would want to sew them on. However, as intimidating as it might sound, sewing on badges is quite easy once you know the right way to do it.

To do this procedure of sewing on a badge, begin with placing the badge in the place in which you want it to be. Now secure the badge well with a few pins to ensure that it stays into position and doesn’t shift while you’re sewing it on. So if you’re putting the patch over a garment, you have to fix the patch after which try the garment on to make sure that the patch or the badge looks most suitable in the place. If your patch needs a little readjustment you can do it at this time easily.

Now thread the needle being sure that the thread that you’re using isn’t too long. Maintain the thread at a length of approximately 18inches for simple maneuvering. If the thread is too long then you might get bothered by knots. After you have the thread ready create a knot at the end of the thread. You can actually thread a needle manually by holding the non knotted end in between your forefinger and thumb and then passing it in the eye of the needle. It’s also possible to consider the assistance of a needle threader if you find threading a needle like this difficult.

Pass the needle in the badge and also the fabric ensuring that the knot is on the wrong side of the patch. Leave a space of 1/8th of an inch from which you commenced stitching keeping this distance from the last stitch all the time. Continue stitching surrounding the entire perimeter of the badge until you have finished stitching it all the way through. Now knot the thread on the underside of the patch by looping your thread by way of a single stitch. Pull the thread securely to secure the knot after which you can cut-off any excess thread that is left. Lastly take off extra safety pins that you were using to secure the patch in place.

It’s also possible to sew on badges through the help of a sewing machine if you don’t wish to accomplish the same by hand. Choose a thread that matched the colour of your patch after which tread your machine. You may as well pick out a contrasting color depending on the look which you want to provide your badge. Once this is accomplished you have to start sewing you badge. Use the surface of the badge for your kick off point and sew all across the edge of your badge making use of the regular stitch mode ending in your beginning point. Once done, cut any additional thread that connects the badge to the machine and your garment is ready to be utilized together with the badge.

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